July 8
"Nevertheless, He has willed that correspondence on the part of human beings is necessary, and has consequently placed in our nature the capacity for disposing ourselves towards receiving the supernatural action of grace. Through cultivating human virtues--resilience, loyalty, truthfulness, affection, courtesy--we prepare our soul in the best possible way for the action of the Holly Spirit."
-In Conversation with God
by Francis Fernandez
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July 7
"My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden.
For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;
for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
And his mercy is on those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm,
he has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts,
he has put down the mighty from their thrones,
and exalted those of low degree;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent empty away.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his posterity for ever.”
-Luke 1: 46-55 (RSV)
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July 6
"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
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July 5
"We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose."
-Romans 8:28 (RSV)
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July 4
"Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
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July 3
Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.”
-Luke 1:38
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"Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nail marks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe." John 20:25
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July 2
"In Ephesians, St. Paul tells us that even before He created the world, God chose us in Him to be holy and blameless in His sight, to be full of love."
-Quoting Ephesians 1:4
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July 1
"Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."
-James 1:2-4
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June 30
"Be of good cheer, only work, only strive cheerfully; for nothing is lost. Every prayer of yours, every psalm you sing is recorded. Every alms, every fast is recorded."
-St. Cyril of Jerusalem
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